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It was exactly what I was expecting...more map, new warcards (new types of warcards)...full explanation of the kingdoms, ans a lot of new things!!

Just perfect!

It was exactly what I was expecting...more map, new warcards (new types of warcards)...full explanation of the kingdoms, ans a lot of new things!!

Just perfect!

iread this book when i was six and i kept the copy and re-read it over and over again. but now i'm 28 and need a new one

Growing up, Chew was my favorite writer and this is one of her premier books. It's about Harrison Peabody, a good-natured wizard who has a few "kinks" to iron out in his magic. As with all of her works, this book allows kids to set free their imaginations and really have fun reading--I did when I first read it over 15 years (gulp!) ago!

Apparently, Chew's books are still popular with kids as I saw her listed on several school reading lists and also found some online book reviews from kids. It'd be great if they'd start printing her books again--now I'm desperate to locate copies of anything she's written!

I have only read the first volume in the series and loved it. (I've only read the first volume because I picked up the book after the series had gone out of print.) This book is great fun with a hint of a morality play being acted out as the forces of good oppose the forces of evil. The time frame is the the 1930s (an obvious time frame in which to have good and evil forces vying for control.) Fun read and highly recommended if you can find a copy.

What are you guys talking about? This stuff is for pre-adolescents and immature adults like me!!! This series is great and if you get a chance read them. A total serialized spy\assassin epic. I loved them when I was 12 and now I can't find 'em anywhere.

I suggest this book to anyone even my grandmother. It is the perfect balance of intrigue, combat, love, and death. I was an avid birthright novel reader till it got discontinued.

This has been the best fantasy book I have ever read. It had a perfect balance of combat, mystery, and even romance. I understood the plot and everything in it perfectly. If you need a good book to read in your spare time, this is the one. I have bought this book three times because I kept on loosing it when i wanted to read it again. You will not be able to put this one down.

The final battle is about to commence!

Lokith returns for revenge against Bloodsong and Guthrun. He is to pave the way for the Goddess of Death, Hel, to overtake the Earth.

By the sides of Bloodsong and Guthrun, remain the Freya-Witch (Huld), the shape-shifting Berserkers, and some ex-slave/warriors. However, to win this final battle Bloodsong must accept her shape-shifting abilities, just as Guthrun must risk using the newly awakened Hel-power within herself, without losing their true selves. ONLY THEN could they reach the lair of an ancient army that waits for Bloodsong to awaken them. Then they would have the chance to send Hel back to Hell!

*** An awesome conclusion to an extra ordinary trilogy! These books are "Keepers" to be read many times over! Author, C. Dean Andersson, has proven his skill for weaving magical stories of unforgettable characters. Highly recommended! ***

The final battle is about to commence!

Lokith returns for revenge against Bloodsong and Guthrun. He is to pave the way for the Goddess of Death, Hel, to overtake the Earth.

By the sides of Bloodsong and Guthrun, remain the Freya-Witch (Huld), the shape-shifting Berserkers, and some ex-slave/warriors. However, to win this final battle Bloodsong must accept her shape-shifting abilities, just as Guthrun must risk using the newly awakened Hel-power within herself, without losing their true selves. ONLY THEN could they reach the lair of an ancient army that waits for Bloodsong to awaken them. Then they would have the chance to send Hel back to Hell!

*** An awesome conclusion to an extra ordinary trilogy! These books are "Keepers" to be read many times over! Author, C. Dean Andersson, has proven his skill for weaving magical stories of unforgettable characters. Highly recommended! ***

The Queen of Death, Hel, instructed the Hel-Witch, Thokk, and the ghoulish Death Riders to kidnap Bloodsong's daughter, Guthrun. Guthrun was nearing puberty. Thokk was to awaken the Hel-magic that was sleeping deep within the teen and use her special blood to grant life to Lokith.

Lokith had once been Thorbjorn, Bloodsong's son, who had been tortured to death as a child. Thokk had helped his corpse mature. Hel had given him power beyond imagination. The only way Bloodsong could defeat Hel was to acquire the help of a God (Odin) and some shape-shifting Berserkers.

*** Mother and daughter fight together in THIS one. Both of them change in ways for the better AND for the worst. I hated to see this book end because it means that only one remains to be read. This trilogy is the best of the best in Fantasy! ***

The Queen of Death, Hel, instructed the Hel-Witch, Thokk, and the ghoulish Death Riders to kidnap Bloodsong's daughter, Guthrun. Guthrun was nearing puberty. Thokk was to awaken the Hel-magic that was sleeping deep within the teen and use her special blood to grant life to Lokith.

Lokith had once been Thorbjorn, Bloodsong's son, who had been tortured to death as a child. Thokk had helped his corpse mature. Hel had given him power beyond imagination. The only way Bloodsong could defeat Hel was to acquire the help of a God (Odin) and some shape-shifting Berserkers.

*** Mother and daughter fight together in THIS one. Both of them change in ways for the better AND for the worst. I hated to see this book end because it means that only one remains to be read. This trilogy is the best of the best in Fantasy!

The Death Goddess, Hel, had sent several Hel-warriors to slay the traitor King Nidhug over the centuries. None had succeeded. Nidhug was not only a king, but also a warrior and sorcerer. He used a War Skull to stay alive and sacrificed many slave women for the power. However, everyone knows that even if it takes forever, "Hel laughs last".

She was Bloodsong. She had been a fighter/slave in King Nidhug's arena and had led the other slaves in a mighty rebellion for freedom. Eventually Nidhug found her and forced her to watch as he killed her husband and son. He had then left her to die with her unborn child, never thinking that Hel would use her in the forth-coming battle.

Bloodsong had made a deal with Hel. She would kill King Nidhug and regain the War Skull. In return, Hel would free Bloodsong and Guthrun (the baby that had died when Bloodsong had) to live a normal life. With the aid of a witch and two former arena slaves, the biggest magical battle was about to be fought and the battle cry will be heard again! "Bloodsong and Freedom!"

*** Fans of Red Sonya, Raven, Xena, and other MUST have this one! This book is the first of a trilogy that was once released under his pen name of "Asa Drake". All three even have Boris's fabulous work on the front!

I cannot stress enough for everyone to read these! I can hardly wait to begin book two: Warrior Rebel Of Hel!

The Death Goddess, Hel, had sent several Hel-warriors to slay the traitor King Nidhug over the centuries. None had succeeded. Nidhug was not only a king, but also a warrior and sorcerer. He used a War Skull to stay alive and sacrificed many slave women for the power. However, everyone knows that even if it takes forever, "Hel laughs last".

She was Bloodsong. She had been a fighter/slave in King Nidhug's arena and had led the other slaves in a mighty rebellion for freedom. Eventually Nidhug found her and forced her to watch as he killed her husband and son. He had then left her to die with her unborn child, never thinking that Hel would use her in the forth-coming battle.

Bloodsong had made a deal with Hel. She would kill King Nidhug and regain the War Skull. In return, Hel would free Bloodsong and Guthrun (the baby that had died when Bloodsong had) to live a normal life. With the aid of a witch and two former arena slaves, the biggest magical battle was about to be fought and the battle cry will be heard again! "Bloodsong and Freedom!"

*** Fans of Red Sonya, Raven, Xena, and other MUST have this one! This book is the first of a trilogy that was once released under his pen name of "Asa Drake". All three even have Boris's fabulous work on the front!

I cannot stress enough for everyone to read these! I can hardly wait to begin book two: Warrior Rebel Of Hel! ***

I didn't look forward to reading this book, because I thought it was going to be just another sports fiction. I couldn't have been more wrong. Seth Pender, 12, is angry and depressed at spending the rest of his life in a wheelchair after a car accident that took away his normal life and his athletic ability. His family, friends, and therapist can't find the key to break through his abusive, withdrawn behavior. But then one day, Seth sees a boy playing wheelchair basketball. After initially making snide comments about it not being "real" basketball, Seth goes to a game with his friend and sister. He is totally impressed with the strength, agility, and spirit of the players. Seth works out to build his upper body, and joins a team. Not all is smooth. He almost quits because of a tough coach, but he finally understands that independence, and peak performance are why the coach is pushing him. Though the plot sometimes seems too perfect, I can see the same sensitivity, misunderstanding, and moodiness happening in many middle schoolers. The interactions of Seth and his therapist will enlighten readers as to the reasons for some of their own problems. Interesting details about special sports wheelchairs are included. The best thing is that readers can't help but gain a new understanding and respect for an incredible sport. I certainly did.

This story hits you in the face at the beginning with a boy who has lost the use of his legs in an accident. Seth is angry at everybody for his horrible loss until his sister persuades him to go watch a wheelchair basketball game. Seth is enthralled, and convinced that finally he can be an athlete again. But his journey in wheelchair basketball isn't an easy one. Matt Christopher chronicles the hard work and struggles that athletes face in training and the incredible possibility that Seth may just be able to feel like a winner again. Bravo! Matt Christopher - AWESOME!

Yip Harburg, the prodigiously talented lyricist best known for "Brother, Can You Spare a Dime" and "Over the Rainbow", is the subject of this splendid biography. Harburg's gifts were uniquely his, but this book shows us how his (financially, but not spiritually) impoverished father cultivated Harburg's talents by taking him regularly to the Yiddish theater on the Lower East Side and reading funny stories to him in the evening. Harburg's insights into the elements of creative writing-- a sense of passion, an eye for paradox, an intelligent plan, e.t.c.-- are recounted in loving detail. Whether you read this book for insight into this wonderful man's heart, or his craft, you will be richly rewarded.

Yip Harburg, the prodigiously talented lyricist best known for "Brother Can You Spare a Dime," and "Over the Rainbow", is the subject of this splendid biography. Harburg's gifts were uniquely his, but this book shows us how his (financially but not spiritually) impoverished father cultivate Harburg's talents by taking him regularly to the Yiddish theater on the Lower East Side and reading funny stories to him in the evening. Harburg's insights into the elements of creative writing -- a sense of passion, an eye for paradox, an intelligent plan, etc-- are recounted in loving detail. Whether you read this book for insight into this wonderful man's heart, or his craft, you will be richly rewarded.

Although this is part of a series, all the books can stand alone. You need not be intimately familiar with Rokugan, a fantasy world based on Samurai and Asian themes which is the setting of the popular Legend of the Five Rings games, to enjoy this book.

Naseru is one of four siblings vying for the throne of Rokugan. We find him in the ruins of the Imperial City, just after it has been attacked by monsterous hoards from the Shadowlands, and Naseru needs to find another base of operations if he plans to remain in the running as an Imperial Heir. Aside from this setback, he's got the deck stacked against him as far as his chances of becoming Emperor. He is the youngest child of the last Emperor (although already scarred, missing an eye, and looking much older than he is), his skills are as a politician which is about as reviled an occupation as it can be in the modern US, he was fostered by a tyrant who was the enemy of the Empire, and he has the reputation of a villain who is after power and position without any scruples whatsoever. Of course, in the Imperial Courts, where Naseru is at home, nothing is quite as it seems. And even far from the Courts, in the City of Lies, where Naseru goes to build a base, plots, intrigue, courtesans, assassins and mysteries abound.

As if Naseru didn't have enough to cope with, he hears of the hidden Way of Night, an ancient site that is yielding artifacts that could affect the fate of the Empire, and unbeknownst to him, although not unexpected, someone has sworn to avenge themself by taking his life.

Naseru's investigation into the Way of Night brings him into contact with disreputable samurai, monsters, sorcerers, battles and a host of interesting characters and adventures. It also brings him into contact with his own dark past and forces him to decisions about what he truly desires for himself and for the fate of Rokugan.

I am admittedly biased. I like tales with a Japanese setting, and I am familiar with Rokugan and the previous novels set there. But I still require a good story, strong writing and interesting characters to enjoy a book, and this book undoubtedly filled that requirement and more. In fact, I think I'll go and read it again!

Although it's not the easiest transition from short fiction on a website to a full-length novel, Rich Wulf pulled it off in a grand fashion: for what it's worth, in my humble opinion a fantasy book should have depth in the development of the characters, and should use the current events to further the universe's plot ... as well as to reveal more about the universe's past. Wind of Justice delivers on all those points and keeps the reader's attention till the end. If you're a hardcore L5R fan, you'll get answers - and more questions, just the way it should be. Thought Naseru wasn't the easiest Wind to like, maybe this book will change your mind.